What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Finance position at Remington Hotels?
Core Responsibilities:
Align property standards, reporting, controls, and evidence of review with Remington’s policies, best practices, and Key Controls
Supervise, evaluate, and review accounting staff performance
Coach, train, and counsel accounting staff as needed
Manage the hotel’s accounting cycle
o Review and evidence review of hotel’s Daily Routing Pack
o Have daily Key Controls prepared by accounting staff
o Review and evidence review of Key Controls with tick marks and signatures
o Maintain daily bank reconciliations and submit reconciliations to VP of Property Controller weekly
o Prepare and complete hotel payroll on a bi-weekly basis
o Reconcile bank reconciliations and balance sheets accounts before the month- end close
o Review and analyze financial statements with the General Manager and post corrections as need
o Complete Month Variance Report
o Compile/Submit quarterly audit items
Ensure that non-compliance with legal requirements and contractual obligations, including obligations under a management agreement, is reported to the VP of Property Accounting and the General Manager.
Participate in monthly department meetings at the property, MOD Program, and weekly staff meetings
Gather daily report, overtime reports, and break reports for daily stand-up meetings with General Manager and department heads
Perform other duties as may be required by the VP of Property Accounting, General Manager, or Corporate Accounting Department.
Prepare/Complete monthly financial statements
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies:
- Four-year degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5 years of experience in hotel financial reporting
- Ability to work independently, prioritize work and ask for clarification when needed
- Strong work ethic
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ten-key calculator
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to take initiative, and handle multiple projects simultaneously
Physical Requirements:
- Sit for extended periods of time
- Lift approximately fifteen (15) pounds
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, pulling, pushing, listening and hearing ability and visual ability
- Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, ten- key calculator, printers, multi-line tone phone, filing cabinets, photocopiers, and other office equipment as needed.